Exhibit 8(s)
WM VARIABLE TRUST PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AMENDMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 1
The Participation Agreement among WM VARIABLE TRUST, WM FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR,
INC. and FARMERS NEW WORLD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY dated April 2, 2001 (the
"Agreement") is hereby amended as follows:
Section 3.11 of the Agreement is added as the following provision:
With respect to Class 2 shares, WMVT has adopted Rule 12b-1 Plans under
which it makes payments to finance distribution expenses. WMVT represents
and warrants that it has a Board of Trustees, a majority of whom are not
interested persons of the WMVT, which has approved each of its Rule 12b-1
Plans to finance distribution expenses of WMVT's Class 2 shares and that
any changes to the WMVT's Rule 12b-1 Plans will be approved in accordance
with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.
Schedule A is revised to read:
SCHEDULE A
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS, ASSOCIATED CONTRACTS, AND AVAILABLE FUNDS
Name of Separate Account and Contracts Funded
Date Established by Board of Trustees By Separate Account
Farmers Annuity Separate Account A (4/6/99) Farmers Variable Annuity
Farmers Variable Life Separate Account A (4/6/99) Farmers Flexible Premium
Variable Life Insurance
Policy
Funds of WMVT to be made available to the Company as the sponsor of the Separate
Accounts are:
WM VARIABLE TRUST
Equity Income Fund (Class 2 Shares)
Mid Cap Stock Fund (Class 2 Shares)
Small Cap Stock Fund (Class 2 Shares)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Amendment to be executed
in its name and on its behalf by its duly authorized representative as of June ,
2001.
FARMERS NEW WORLD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Secretary
WM VARIABLE TRUST
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: President
WM FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: President
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